Many radiopharmaceuticals are applied in the scintigraphic evaluation of inflammatory and infection. The inflammatory reaction represents the reaction of the organism to any traumatic condition and this process atracts leucocytes to the inflamatory focus (chemotaxy) and substances (enzymes, antibodies and complements) that represents the functions of defense and repair, respectively. Labeled le...

luorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/ omputed tomography (PET/CT) is a powerful tool in cancer maging. The basic principle is the accumulation of the radioharmaceutical in areas of increased glucose metabolism. owever, glucose is also an important substrate for inflamatory cells. Recent studies suggested that PET/CT findings hould be interpreted with caution in tuberculosis-endemic eg...

To determine the prevalence rates and serovar distribution of Chlamydia trachomatis cervical infections in Cuban women, two different groups were selected. Group I consisted of 60 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) seropositive women from different regions of Cuba and group II of 60 randomly selected women HIV seronegative and apparently healthy. C. trachomatis was detected in cervical scrape...

INTRODUCTION Neovascular glaucoma (NVG), participates in the group of secondary glaucoma causing the-increase of intraocular pressure (IOP) as a result of iridocorneal angle enclosure with the development of neovase derived from the retinal ischemic and other inflamatory diseases. PURPOSE OF THE STUDY Is to show the incidence, etiopathogenesis, clinical development and the management of NVG b...

OBJECTIVE Dexmedetomidine has been reported to produce analgesia after intrathecal administration. In the present study the α2-adrenoceptor agonist dexmedetomidine was evaluated for its potential spinal neurotoxic effects. MATERIAL AND METHODS Three days after intrathecal cannulation, rats were administered either dexmedetomidine (3 μg/30 μL, i.t.) or saline (30 μL, i.t.). Antinociceptive, se...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to investigate the pathophysiology of hepatic microcirculatory dysfunction in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). METHODS In Wistar rats, NAFLD model was induced by 20 weeks of high-fat diet (HFD) feeding. Rolling and adhesion of leukocytes and tissue perfusion in hepatic microcirculation were examined using in vivo microscopic and laser speckle contrast ima...

Stem cells biology is one of the most frequent topic of physiological research of today. Spinal fusion represents common bone biology challenge. It is the indicator of osteoinduction and new bone formation on ectopic model. The purpose of this study was to establish a simple model of spinal fusion based on a rat model including verification of the possible use of titanium microplates with hydro...

A 70 year old female presented with a 4 months history of dyspnea, weight loss and fever. The physical examination revealed icterus, multiple lymphadenopathies, hepatomegaly, jugular venous distension and a 2/6 diastolic heart murmur. Laboratory evaluation showed a moderate inflamatory syndrome, cytolysis and negative hemocultures. CT revealed multiple mediastinal and mesenteric lymphadenopathi...